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Find your pace Last week, we talked about my experience with the swim portion of the Lake Lanier Island Sprint Triathlon, which I recently participated in. We left off at the very end of the swim when I was finally able to make it past the crowd and start swimming normally. As I stood up and started to run out of the water, Ashley cheered me on. I ran off the beach, across the...
Going on an adventure We just got back from driving an RV across the United States to see the Grand Canyon in Arizona. And it was awesome. We rented a 30-foot class C motor home to take us on our journey. When it got delivered, the whole family excitedly piled in to check out the new ride. You should have seen the looks on my kids faces. I asked them if they were excited....
‘Someday’ On a recent trip, I pulled off the highway and into a mom-and-pop filling station called the Sunset Gas & Grill. It was just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas. I always thought filling station wasn’t an adequate way to describe such establishments because you don’t just fill there — you empty as well. And I really needed to. I pulled alongside the pump in a...
I have lots of questions I’m going to be open and honest with you about something that’s been going through my head. It stems from a conversation Ashley and I were having before bed. As I was laying there, something dawned on me. I looked over at Ashley and said, “I have to be honest. Being a parent is not how I envisioned it.” She looked over at me and with the best British...
Find a routine We got back from a weeklong stay at the beach at 10 p.m. last night. That’s kind of late for us. But we got everything in the house and were in bed by 11 p.m. so I could get up and be at the gym this morning by 5:30 a.m. Now, I’m here to tell you, it felt really, really good to be in my bed last night. I slept better in those 5 1/2 hours before my alarm went off than...